Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-28

wsnred-5OO cheieesHorth Texas two
vesr-old steers. A. S. NICHOLSON.
Eiohsz carloads of cattle arrived in
Fart Worth yesterday from points on the
Texas and Pacific.
There were several western men in the
citv who wanted to Guy Holstein cattle,
mi they failed to ind what they wanted.
The completion of the Gull, Colorado
and Santa Fe has caused considerable &C
t;vitv in the cattle shipping departments
of ali railroads leading from Texas.
Reports from the Indian Territory show
fbs- cattle were never in better condition
man now. Grass is unusually fine and
the range is by no means crowded.
The Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe is
moving cattle to Red Rock, l. T., at
ranfd rate. Since Thursday morning 40
carloads have passed north from Fort
Worth.
Field and Farm says: Colorado will
he three millions richer in sheep this
yesr than il was last. This will be from
the woolIy tribes.
It is said that number of cattle will
be driven from Panhandle points ada
cent to the Indian Territory to Ardmore,
on the Atchison- Gulf, aud from there
shipped TO market.
A car was blown across the track Of the
Santa Fe near Sanger yesterday, and
cattle train was derailed by running into
the obstruction. Some ten or twelve
cattle were killed or crippled.
" W. Dyer, a prominent live stock
man of the Panhandle, WAS IN Fort Worth
Yesterday. He says cattle are fattening
nicely, and everything is encouraging eX-
cept the price of cattle, Mr.. Dyer has
been feeding q number of cattle in Mis-
souri, for several months.
Colonel r. T. Maddox said yesterday
that he had heard 8 number Of cattlemen
express themselves in regard to union
stock yards at Fort Worth, and without
exception they heartily favored it. He
said there was cons, derable interest taken
IN the matter and he hoped to see some
thing grow out Of it.
a London paper says that one of the
effects Of the war scare on the continent
is an extraordinarily demand for timed
meats. The German government
has bought up all the timed
NESTS held in Liverpool, as well as a
large quantity due there; while the
French government has COZ clUded a con-
tract with Chicago firm for 100000
pounds.
The Chicsgo Live Stock Review esti
mates that the goods imported last
scar made from clothing wool
actually represented 1OO,OO0,OOO pounds
Of unwashed wool, not to
speak Of the wool in the 81, 5l1 492 worth
u carpets imported. Adding all these
together though, without shy distinct
idea of what bulk of wool that
quantity of carpets would re-
quire, it It is probable that the United
States resllY imported last year In the
neighborhood Of 250,OO0,OOO pounds OF
wool, or q total within &5,000:000 to 90, !
0l0, 600 pounds as large as our own clip. |
There is 8 feeling among cattlemen |
that prices will be better for beef cattle |
this year than they were during 1886 |
They say the supply in sight is not as
great as last year and that heavy con-
tracts made by northern packers TO sup |
ply foreign governments with canned |
beef makes the demand better. They |
sre also assured that cattle Will reach |
market In better condition than ever |
before, the railroad companies having |
made arrangements 30 cut down the time
Of transportation. They say the Jot
Smyth shipment has demonstrated that
The Missouri Pacific can shorten time
considerably and other roads will do the
same
Cattle shipments.
special TO the Gazette.
DENTON, Ten, May PA number OF
carloads of cattle are being shipped from
tnic q hi-